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'''Plants''' come in varieties that are either cultivated or grow wild. Cultivated plants are planted by colonists in a [[growing zone]] or a [[hydroponics basin]], mainly for food. Wild plants grow naturally throughout the map. Some wild plants spread themselves via seeds. Animals mostly graze on wild plants but will happily eat cultivated crops as well, including tamed animals. Since Alpha 17, they leave [[filth|ash]] on the ground when burnt.
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{{Info|Plants come in varieties that are either cultivated or grow wild. Cultivated plants are planted by colonists in a [[growing zone]] or a [[hydroponics basin]], mainly for food. Wild plants grow naturally throughout the map. Some wild plants spread themselves via seeds. Animals mostly graze on wild plants but will happily eat cultivated crops as well. {{asof|A14}} decorative plants are no longer good animal feed, due to reduced nutrition value.
 
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== Growth Rate Factors ==
 
== Growth Rate Factors ==
  
 
===Fertility===
 
===Fertility===
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Most plants have a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate>, which is used to determine how "picky" a plant is about how fertile its terrain needs to be. A plant with a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate> of 0 will not care if it is planted on fertile soil or sand; it will grow at the same rate on any terrain tile that will accept its roots. In contrast, a plant with a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate> of 1 will not grow so well if it is planted on anything less fertile than standard soil.
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The medium used to grow the plants in matters for both for growth speed and if growing a plant is even possible in any given spot.
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Most plants have a Fertiltiy requirement of at least 50%. However, most Trees come out with a measily 30% Fertility.
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Most plants have a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate>, which is used to determine how "picky" a plant is about how fertile its terrain needs to be. Ingame this is also denoted as "Fertility sensitivity". A plant with a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate> of 0 will not care if it is planted on fertile soil or sand; it will grow at the same rate on any terrain tile that will accept its roots. In contrast, a plant with a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate> of 1 will not grow so well if it is planted on anything less fertile than standard soil.
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'''Note''': Beyond 100% Fertility, high Fertiltiy Sensitivity becomes a bonus rather than a penalty. For such cases highly sensitive plants are preferable.
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*Sand: 6%
 
*Sand: 6%
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*Gravel and Marshy soil: 70%
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*Stony soil and Marshy soil: 70%
 
*Soil and Lichen-covered dirt: 100%
 
*Soil and Lichen-covered dirt: 100%
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*Fertile soil: 140%
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*Rich soil: 140%
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*Hydroponics: 230%
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*Hydroponics: 280%
  
 
<big>{{math|''(GRF(F)) Growth Rate Factor: Fertility {{=}} 1 + ( fertilityFactorGrowthRate &times; (Terrain Fertility &minus; 1))}}</big>
 
<big>{{math|''(GRF(F)) Growth Rate Factor: Fertility {{=}} 1 + ( fertilityFactorGrowthRate &times; (Terrain Fertility &minus; 1))}}</big>
  
 
===Temperature===
 
===Temperature===
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For normal growth rate, plants require [[temperature]] between 10C/50F and 42C/107F. Plant growth rate drops by 10.0% for each degree Celsius below 10C, and by 6.25% for each degree above 42C. The plant's info window will show 'Out of ideal temperature range (growing at xx% of normal speed)'. Plants will not grow when the temperature falls below 1C/34F or rises above 57C/135F. The plant's info window will show 'Out of ideal temperature range (not growing)'. If the temperature drops below -10C/14F, it will either die or lose its leaves, depending on the type of plant. Leafless plants cannot grow, and will take a full day to regrow their leaves after the temperature rises back above -2C/29F.
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For normal growth rate, plants require [[temperature]] between {{Temperature|10}} and {{Temperature|42}}. Plant growth rate drops by 10.0% for each degree Celsius below {{Temperature|10}}, and by 6.25% for each degree above {{Temperature|42}}. The plant's info window will show 'Out of ideal temperature range (growing at xx% of normal speed)'. Plants will not grow when the temperature falls below {{Temperature|1}} or rises above {{Temperature|57}}. The plant's info window will show 'Out of ideal temperature range (not growing)'. If the temperature drops below {{Temperature|-10}}, it will either die or lose its leaves, depending on the type of plant. Leafless plants cannot grow, and will take a full day to regrow their leaves after the temperature rises back above {{Temperature|-2}}.
  
 
<big>{{math|''(GRF(T)) Growth Rate Factor: Temperature {{=}} (Temperature(T)) &divide; 10 {{X|&nbsp;|24}}; Temperature(T) < 10C}}<br>
 
<big>{{math|''(GRF(T)) Growth Rate Factor: Temperature {{=}} (Temperature(T)) &divide; 10 {{X|&nbsp;|24}}; Temperature(T) < 10C}}<br>
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===Light===
 
===Light===
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Plants typically require at least 50% [[Environment#Light|light]] to grow. This minimum light value can be modified by changing a plant's <growMinGlow> value. When a plant lacks adequate light its info window indicates this with the text <tt>'Needs light level: ##%'</tt>. At adequate light levels (50% standard), plant growth rate will start to rise. A plant's growth rate will increase until it reaches its optimal light level (100% standard). A plant's optimal light level can be modified by changing its <growOptimalGlow> value.<br> In areas which lack light, usually indoors with a hydroponics basin, a [[Sun lamp|sun lamp]] provides 100% light. Plants may even grow at a modest 20% rate when lit by a standard lamp which provides 60% light.<br>
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Most plants typically require at least 51% [[Environment#Light|light]] to grow.
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Decorative Plants typically require at least 30% [[Environment#Light|light]] to grow.
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This minimum light value can be modified by changing a plant's <growMinGlow> value. When a plant lacks adequate light its info window indicates this with the text <tt>'Needs light level: ##%'</tt>. Over that minimum a plant's growth rate will increase until it reaches its optimal light level (100% standard). A plant's optimal light level can be modified by changing its <growOptimalGlow> value.
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Most artificial light sources only provide 50% light. Only decorative plants can grown under such poor light conditions. The [[sun lamp]] provides 100% light in its radius, and is thus usually required for any indoor growing.
  
 
<big>{{math|''(GRF(L)) Growth Rate Factor: Light {{=}} (Light(L) &minus; growMinGlow) &divide; (growOptimalGlow &minus; growMinGlow)}}</big><br>
 
<big>{{math|''(GRF(L)) Growth Rate Factor: Light {{=}} (Light(L) &minus; growMinGlow) &divide; (growOptimalGlow &minus; growMinGlow)}}</big><br>
  
 
==Rest==
 
==Rest==
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<div style="float:right">[[File:Plants-Growing_Time.png]]</div>
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[[File:Plants-Growing_Time.png|right|thumb|Overview of the hourly plant activity.]]
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All plants rest from hour 19 through hour 4. More accurately, plants rest for 45% of the day, leaving 55% of the day for growing.<br>
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All plants rest from hour 19 through hour 5. More accurately, plants rest for 11h of the day, leaving 13h of the day for growing.
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During the plant resting time period, plants will not grow no matter the light level.<br>
 
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A new constant, Growing Ticks/Day, can be found by multiplying Ticks/Day by 0.55<br>
 
  
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<big>{{math|''Growing Ticks/Day {{=}} (60,000 Ticks/Day &times; 0.55) {{=}} 33,000 Ticks}}</big><br>
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During the plant resting time period, plants will not grow no matter the light level.
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A new constant, Growing Ticks/Day, can be found by multiplying Ticks/Day by 13/24 (approx. 54.167%) :
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<big>{{math|''Growing Ticks/Day {{=}} (60,000 Ticks/Day &times; 13/24) {{=}} 32,500 Ticks}}</big><br>
 
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==Instant Growth==
 
==Instant Growth==
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All plants receive an instantaneous growth of 5% when sown/planted.<br>
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All plants receive an instantaneous growth of 5% when sown (planted).<br>
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This is relevant because it means that all plants only need to grow 95% from the moment they are planted to become fully grown (100%).<br>
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This is relevant because it means that all plants only need to grow 95% from the moment they are sown to become fully grown (100%).<br>
 
You'll see this show up in a later equation as a new value: Growth Remaining<br>
 
You'll see this show up in a later equation as a new value: Growth Remaining<br>
 
You can use this value to help determine how long a plant has left before it is fully grown.<br>
 
You can use this value to help determine how long a plant has left before it is fully grown.<br>
  
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<big>{{math|''Growth Remaining {{=}} (1 &minus; 0.05)}} {{=}} 0.95 ; Plant was just sown/planted<br>
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<big>{{math|''Growth Remaining'' {{=}} 1 &minus; 0.05 {{=}} 0.95}}; Plant was just sown<br>
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{{math|''Growth Remaining {{=}} (1 &minus; Current Growth)}} ; Plant was sown/planted some time ago</big><br>
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{{math|''Growth Remaining'' {{=}} 1 &minus; ''Current Growth'' &lt; 0.95}}; Plant was sown some time ago</big><br>
  
 
==Actual Growth Time==
 
==Actual Growth Time==
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==Lifespan==
 
==Lifespan==
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The lifespan of a plant is calculated by simply multiplying the plant's growDays by its lifespanFraction.<br>
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If they are not harvested or eaten, plants will eventually die. This is called *dying of rot*. The counting of their lifetime starts when the plant is sown/spawned. Since plants only grow during certain hours, and growth rate varies greatly under different circumstances, it is possible for a plant to die before it reaches full maturity or even while still on the initial progress.
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Most vanilla plants have a default lifespanFraction of 3; Roses being the exception, with a lifespanFraction of 7.<br>
 
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Since plants only grow during certain hours, and growth rate varies greatly under different circumstances, it is possible for a plant to die before it reaches full maturity.
 
  
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== Domesticated Plants ==
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The lifespan of a plant is calculated by  multiplying the plant's ''growDays'' by its ''lifespanFraction''.
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=== Food Plants ===
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Most vanilla plants have a default ''lifespanFraction'' of 5, but some go as high as 8. Trees have this property as well, but due to their long growth time (''growDays''), their lifespan is longer than is generally relevant<br>
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! !! Name !! Beauty !! Yield !! !! Product !! Growth Time !! Fertility Factor !! Marshy Soil/Gravel !! Normal Soil !! Mossy Soil !! Rich Soil !! Hydroponics
 
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Domesticated | query = [[Concept:Domesticated Plant]] [[Concept:Food Plant]] }}|}
 
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! colspan='2' | Name
 
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! colspan='4' | Yields
 
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! colspan='3' | To Support One Colonist
 
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! colspan='2' | ... with Hydroponics
 
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Food| query = [[Concept:Domesticated Plant]] [[Concept:Food Plant]] }}|}
 
  
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=== Resource Plants ===
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=== Domesticated Plants ===
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{| {{STDT| sortable c_14 text-center}}
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{{#ask: [[Category:Domesticated plants]]
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! !! Name !! Beauty !! Yield !! !! Product !! Growth Time !! Fertility Factor !! Marshy Soil/Gravel !! Normal Soil !! Mossy Soil !! Rich Soil !! Hydroponics
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| ?Grow Days
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Domesticated | query = [[Concept:Domesticated Plant]] [[Concept:Resource Plant]] }}|}
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| ?Harvest Yield
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| ?Real Grow Days
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| ?Nutrition per Day # = Nutrition Per Day (normal)
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| ?Nutrition per Day (140) # = Nutrition Per Day (fertile)
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| ?Nutrition per Day (70) # = Nutrition Per Day (gravel)
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| ?Nutrition per Day (280) # = Nutrition Per Day (hydroponic)
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| ?Fertility Sensitivity
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{{math|''Real Grow Days'' {{=}} Grow Days &divide; 0.5417}}
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{{math|''Nutrition per Day'' {{=}} Harvest Yield &times; Nutrition (0.05) &divide; Real Grow Days}}
  
 
=== Decorative Plants ===
 
=== Decorative Plants ===
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! !! Name !! Beauty !! Pottable !! Sow Work !! Growth Time !! Lifespan
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! Wild Cluster Size !! Radius !! Seed Time
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Decorative | query = [[Concept:Decorative Plant]] }}|}
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== Wild Plants ==
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=== Wild Plants ===
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=== Food Plants ===
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{{#ask: [[Category:Wild plants]]
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{| {{STDT| sortable c_14 text-center}}
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| ?Beauty
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! !! Name !! Beauty !! Yield !! !! Product
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| ?Minimum Yield
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! Growth Time !!Yield/Day!! Lifespan !! Wild Cluster Size !! Radius !! Seed Time
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| ?Maximum Yield
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Wild | query = [[Concept:Wild Plant]] [[Concept:Food Plant]] }}|}
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=== Ground Cover ===
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| ?Fertility Factor
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! !! Name !! Beauty !! Yield !! !! Product
 
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!  Growth Time !! Lifespan !! Wild Cluster Size !! Radius !! Seed Time
 
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Wild | query = [[Concept:Wild Plant]] [[Harvested Product::~*NA*]] }}|}
 
  
 
== Trees ==
 
== Trees ==
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! Growth Time !! Lifespan !!Yield/Day!! Wild Cluster Size !! Radius !! Seed Time
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{{List| Plants | item = Plant/Row/Wild | query =  [[Category:Plants]][[Harvested Product::~*Wood*]]}}|}
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| ?Maximum Yield
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| ?Growth Time
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{{math|''Yield per Day' {{=}} Yield  &times; (1 &minus; Plant Resting<ref>This is the fraction of the day were plants don't grow, 0.45 is used in above calculation.  [[Plant|Plants]] for more information</ref>)&times;[(Fertility of Soil<ref>Normal soil (1.00) is used in above equation.</ref> &times; Fertility Factor) + 1 &minus; Fertility Factor) &divide; Growth Time]}}
 
{{math|''Yield per Day' {{=}} Yield  &times; (1 &minus; Plant Resting<ref>This is the fraction of the day were plants don't grow, 0.45 is used in above calculation.  [[Plant|Plants]] for more information</ref>)&times;[(Fertility of Soil<ref>Normal soil (1.00) is used in above equation.</ref> &times; Fertility Factor) + 1 &minus; Fertility Factor) &divide; Growth Time]}}
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==Plant Growth approaches==
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The player has a number of options to get plants grown for food and raw material. Each of them has their up- and downsides and a proper mix of them is nesseary to be resistant to disruptions, inclding seasons.
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===Fields===
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You just define a growing zone, select the crop and let nature and your pawns set to growing do the rest.
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'''Upsides:'''
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* No cost, excluding the work time to clear trees, sow crops, and harvesting.
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* Available at the start, regardless of technology level
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'''Downsides:'''
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* Outdoor growing is dependent on the local seasonal weather and even impossible in the coldest biomes
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* Highly vulnerable to irregular temperature variations such as [[Events#Cold snap|cold snaps]] and [[Events#Heat Wave|heat waves]] that could stop growth or even kill plants
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* Outdoor growing is vulnerable to events like [[Events#Toxic fallout|toxic fallout]] and [[Events#Volcanic winter|volcanic winter]]
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* Without walls, raiders can easily set your crops ablaze and wild animals can eat your crops. Tamed animals can be excluded via zones however
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===Greenhouse===
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The Greenhouse is a walled and roofed growing zone, with a sunlamp providing light and heaters or coolers maintaining climate
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'''Upsides:'''
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* Walling off your crops keeps out raiders and wild animals
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* Low costs for the walls and sun lamp alone
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* Full resistance to temperature variations once [[heater]]s or [[cooler]]s are built
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* Slightly increased growth, due to the persistent 100% lighting level from the sun lamp during the day
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* Energy shortages will only kill existing plants if the temperature gets too extreme
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* Immune to events like toxic fallout and volcanic winter
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* Trees cannot be planted in greenhouses
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* Needs tiles that can support building walls to support the roof, which is difficult in swamp biomes
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* Sun lamps require incredible amounts of power during the day: 1-2 solar generators worth of production for the entirety of the plant's non-rest cycle
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* High energy costs for maintaining sun lamps
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* Requires electricity research to unlock
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===Hydroponics Bay===
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Hydroponics allows plants to grow without soil by using nutrients dissolved in a water bath. In-game, it requires research to unlock and the construction of one or more Hydroponics basins. These basins will override any growing zone they are placed on top of.
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'''Upsides:'''
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* Basins provide fertility of 280%, the highest rating in the game
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* Plants with high fertility sensitivity grow especially well
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* Can be combined with [[#Greenhouse|greenhouses]] for growing in environments too cold or hot for outdoor plant growth, including mountains
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'''Downsides:'''
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* Building a sunlamp and 24 basins (the maximum amount of basins that can fit within a sun lamp's radius of light) requires a huge resource and power commitment, requiring 4580 watts, 1720 steel, and 24 components.
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* If the basin loses power, the plants will die within an in-game hour, unless it can be repaired immediately.  If not, manually harvest ASAP
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* A power outage including [[Events#Solar flare|solar flares]] will wipe out the entire plant stock in all basins, requiring extensive replanting and usually disrupting food production
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* There are fewer options for growing crops within hydroponics basins

Revision as of 15:30, 24 November 2019

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Template:Tocright Plants come in varieties that are either cultivated or grow wild. Cultivated plants are planted by colonists in a growing zone or a hydroponics basin, mainly for food. Wild plants grow naturally throughout the map. Some wild plants spread themselves via seeds. Animals mostly graze on wild plants but will happily eat cultivated crops as well, including tamed animals. Since Alpha 17, they leave ash on the ground when burnt.

Plantation growing zone.png


Growth Rate Factors

Fertility

The medium used to grow the plants in matters for both for growth speed and if growing a plant is even possible in any given spot.

Most plants have a Fertiltiy requirement of at least 50%. However, most Trees come out with a measily 30% Fertility.

Most plants have a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate>, which is used to determine how "picky" a plant is about how fertile its terrain needs to be. Ingame this is also denoted as "Fertility sensitivity". A plant with a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate> of 0 will not care if it is planted on fertile soil or sand; it will grow at the same rate on any terrain tile that will accept its roots. In contrast, a plant with a <fertilityFactorGrowthRate> of 1 will not grow so well if it is planted on anything less fertile than standard soil.

Note: Beyond 100% Fertility, high Fertiltiy Sensitivity becomes a bonus rather than a penalty. For such cases highly sensitive plants are preferable.

  • Sand: 6%
  • Stony soil and Marshy soil: 70%
  • Soil and Lichen-covered dirt: 100%
  • Rich soil: 140%
  • Hydroponics: 280%

(GRF(F)) Growth Rate Factor: Fertility = 1 + ( fertilityFactorGrowthRate × (Terrain Fertility − 1))

Temperature

For normal growth rate, plants require temperature between 10 °C (50 °F) and 42 °C (107.6 °F). Plant growth rate drops by 10.0% for each degree Celsius below 10 °C (50 °F), and by 6.25% for each degree above 42 °C (107.6 °F). The plant's info window will show 'Out of ideal temperature range (growing at xx% of normal speed)'. Plants will not grow when the temperature falls below 1 °C (33.8 °F) or rises above 57 °C (134.6 °F). The plant's info window will show 'Out of ideal temperature range (not growing)'. If the temperature drops below -10 °C (14 °F), it will either die or lose its leaves, depending on the type of plant. Leafless plants cannot grow, and will take a full day to regrow their leaves after the temperature rises back above -2 °C (28.4 °F).

(GRF(T)) Growth Rate Factor: Temperature = (Temperature(T)) ÷ 10                         ; Temperature(T) < 10C
(GRF(T)) Growth Rate Factor: Temperature = 1                                               ; 10C ≤ Temperature(T) ≤ 42C
(GRF(T)) Growth Rate Factor: Temperature = (58C − Temperature(T)) ÷ 15 ; 42C < Temperature(T)

Light

Most plants typically require at least 51% light to grow.

Decorative Plants typically require at least 30% light to grow.

This minimum light value can be modified by changing a plant's <growMinGlow> value. When a plant lacks adequate light its info window indicates this with the text 'Needs light level: ##%'. Over that minimum a plant's growth rate will increase until it reaches its optimal light level (100% standard). A plant's optimal light level can be modified by changing its <growOptimalGlow> value.

Most artificial light sources only provide 50% light. Only decorative plants can grown under such poor light conditions. The sun lamp provides 100% light in its radius, and is thus usually required for any indoor growing.

(GRF(L)) Growth Rate Factor: Light = (Light(L) − growMinGlow) ÷ (growOptimalGlow − growMinGlow)

Rest

Overview of the hourly plant activity.

All plants rest from hour 19 through hour 5. More accurately, plants rest for 11h of the day, leaving 13h of the day for growing.

During the plant resting time period, plants will not grow no matter the light level.

A new constant, Growing Ticks/Day, can be found by multiplying Ticks/Day by 13/24 (approx. 54.167%) :

Growing Ticks/Day = (60,000 Ticks/Day × 13/24) = 32,500 Ticks
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Instant Growth

All plants receive an instantaneous growth of 5% when sown (planted).
This is relevant because it means that all plants only need to grow 95% from the moment they are sown to become fully grown (100%).
You'll see this show up in a later equation as a new value: Growth Remaining
You can use this value to help determine how long a plant has left before it is fully grown.

Growth Remaining = 1 − 0.05 = 0.95

Plant was just sown

Growth Remaining = 1 − Current Growth < 0.95

Plant was sown some time ago

Actual Growth Time

The Growth Time displayed in-game can tend to confuse a player into thinking a plant will be fully grown in X number of days.
Due to the various Growth Rate Factors (Fertility, Temperature, Light) and every plant's need to rest, the growDays or "Growth Time" listed in-game is not an accurate/intuitive representation of how long a plant actually takes to grow.
For example: A Raspberry Bush (3:growDays), on Soil (1:Fert), experiencing optimal temperature and light 100% of the time (1:Temp, 1:Light), will take approximately 5.18 actual in-game days to grow.
It is important to remember this when setting up your growing zones.

Actual Growth Time = (Growth Remaining × 60,000 Ticks/Day × growDays) ÷ (Growing Ticks/Day × GRF(F) × GRF(T) × GRF(L))

Lifespan

If they are not harvested or eaten, plants will eventually die. This is called *dying of rot*. The counting of their lifetime starts when the plant is sown/spawned. Since plants only grow during certain hours, and growth rate varies greatly under different circumstances, it is possible for a plant to die before it reaches full maturity or even while still on the initial progress.

The lifespan of a plant is calculated by multiplying the plant's growDays by its lifespanFraction. Most vanilla plants have a default lifespanFraction of 5, but some go as high as 8. Trees have this property as well, but due to their long growth time (growDays), their lifespan is longer than is generally relevant

Domesticated Plants

 Grow DaysHarvest YieldReal Grow DaysNutrition Per Day (normal)Nutrition Per Day (fertile)Nutrition Per Day (gravel)Nutrition Per Day (hydroponic)Fertility Sensitivity
Bonsai tree1.522.770.5
Cocoa tree162029.540.5
Corn plant11.32220.861
Cotton plant81014.771
Devilstrand mushroom22.5641.541
Fibercorn6211.080.1
Gauranlen pod6111.080.15
Haygrass71812.920.6
Healroot7112.921
Hop plant589.230.7
Nutrifungus61111.080.15
Potato plant5.81110.710.4
Psychoid plant9816.620.4
Rice plant365.541
Smokeleaf plant7.5913.851
Strawberry plant4.688.491
Tinctoria213.691
Toxipotato plant4.979.050

Real Grow Days = Grow Days ÷ 0.5417


Nutrition per Day = Harvest Yield × Nutrition (0.05) ÷ Real Grow Days


Decorative Plants

 Beauty BaseMinimum YieldMaximum YieldProductGrowth TimeFertility Factor
Bonsai tree15
Dandelions4
Daylily18
Rose14

Wild Plants

 Beauty BaseMinimum YieldMaximum YieldProductGrowth TimeFertility Factor
Agarilux4
Agave
Alocasia
Ambrosia bush
Anima grass
Astragalus4
Berry bush
Brambles
Bryolux1
Bush
Chokevine
Clivia2
Gauranlen moss10
Giant rafflesia-6
Glowstool2
Grass
Gray grass
Low shrubs
Moss
Pincushion cactus
Ripthorn
Tall grass
Wild healroot

Trees

 Beauty BaseMinimum YieldMaximum YieldProductGrowth TimeFertility Factor
Anima tree5
Bamboo tree
Birch tree2
Bonsai tree15
Burned stump-8
Cecropia tree1
Chopped stump0
Chopped stump (Polluted)
Cocoa tree2
Cypress tree1
Drago tree1
Gauranlen tree6
Gray pine tree-5
Maple tree2
Oak tree2
Palm tree1
Pebble cactus-5
Pine tree2
Polux tree
Poplar tree1
Rat palm tree-5
Saguaro cactus
Smashed stump-8
Smashed stump (Polluted)
Teak tree2
Timbershroom
Willow tree2
Witchwood tree-5

Yield per Day' = Yield × (1 − Plant Resting[1])×[(Fertility of Soil[2] × Fertility Factor) + 1 − Fertility Factor) ÷ Growth Time]


Plants per Colonist' = Hunger[3] ÷ (Yield per Day × Nutrition[4])

  1. ↑ This is the fraction of the day were plants don't grow, 0.45 is used in above calculation. Plants for more information
  2. ↑ Normal soil (1.00) is used in above equation.
  3. ↑ This is 0.8 , Saturation for more information
  4. ↑ This is 0.05 for raw food, Food for more information
Plants
Domesticated plants
Cocoa tree • Corn plant • Cotton plant • Devilstrand mushroom • Haygrass • Healroot • Hop plant • Potato plant • Psychoid plant • Rice plant • Smokeleaf plant • Strawberry plant • Tinctoria • Fibercorn Content added by the Ideology DLC • Gauranlen pod Content added by the Ideology DLC • Nutrifungus Content added by the Ideology DLC • Toxipotato plant Content added by the Biotech DLC
Decorative plants
Dandelions • Daylily • Rose • Bonsai tree Content added by the Ideology DLC
Wild plants
Agarilux • Agave • Alocasia • Ambrosia bush • Astragalus • Berry bush • Brambles • Bryolux • Bush • Chokevine • Clivia • Giant rafflesia • Glowstool • Grass • Low shrubs • Moss • Pincushion cactus • Tall grass • Wild healroot • Anima grass Content added by the Royalty DLC • Gauranlen moss Content added by the Ideology DLC
Trees
Bamboo tree • Birch tree • Cecropia tree • Cypress tree • Drago tree • Maple tree • Oak tree • Palm tree • Pine tree • Poplar tree • Saguaro cactus • Teak tree • Willow tree • Anima tree Content added by the Royalty DLC • Gauranlen tree Content added by the Ideology DLC • Timbershroom Content added by the Ideology DLC • Gray pine tree Content added by the Biotech DLC • Pebble cactus Content added by the Biotech DLC • Polux tree Content added by the Biotech DLC • Rat palm tree Content added by the Biotech DLC • Witchwood tree Content added by the Biotech DLC
Tree stumps
Burned stump • Chopped stump (Gauranlen Content added by the Ideology DLC, Anima Content added by the Royalty DLC, Polux Content added by the Biotech DLC) • Smashed stump (Gauranlen Content added by the Ideology DLC, Anima Content added by the Royalty DLC, Polux Content added by the Biotech DLC)

Plant Growth approaches

The player has a number of options to get plants grown for food and raw material. Each of them has their up- and downsides and a proper mix of them is nesseary to be resistant to disruptions, inclding seasons.

Fields

You just define a growing zone, select the crop and let nature and your pawns set to growing do the rest.

Upsides:

  • No cost, excluding the work time to clear trees, sow crops, and harvesting.
  • Available at the start, regardless of technology level

Downsides:

  • Outdoor growing is dependent on the local seasonal weather and even impossible in the coldest biomes
  • Highly vulnerable to irregular temperature variations such as cold snaps and heat waves that could stop growth or even kill plants
  • Outdoor growing is vulnerable to events like toxic fallout and volcanic winter
  • Without walls, raiders can easily set your crops ablaze and wild animals can eat your crops. Tamed animals can be excluded via zones however

Greenhouse

The Greenhouse is a walled and roofed growing zone, with a sunlamp providing light and heaters or coolers maintaining climate

Upsides:

  • Walling off your crops keeps out raiders and wild animals
  • Low costs for the walls and sun lamp alone
  • Full resistance to temperature variations once heaters or coolers are built
  • Slightly increased growth, due to the persistent 100% lighting level from the sun lamp during the day
  • Energy shortages will only kill existing plants if the temperature gets too extreme
  • Immune to events like toxic fallout and volcanic winter

Downsides:

  • Trees cannot be planted in greenhouses
  • Needs tiles that can support building walls to support the roof, which is difficult in swamp biomes
  • Sun lamps require incredible amounts of power during the day: 1-2 solar generators worth of production for the entirety of the plant's non-rest cycle
  • High energy costs for maintaining sun lamps
  • Requires electricity research to unlock

Hydroponics Bay

Hydroponics allows plants to grow without soil by using nutrients dissolved in a water bath. In-game, it requires research to unlock and the construction of one or more Hydroponics basins. These basins will override any growing zone they are placed on top of.

Upsides:

  • Basins provide fertility of 280%, the highest rating in the game
  • Plants with high fertility sensitivity grow especially well
  • Can be combined with greenhouses for growing in environments too cold or hot for outdoor plant growth, including mountains

Downsides:

  • Building a sunlamp and 24 basins (the maximum amount of basins that can fit within a sun lamp's radius of light) requires a huge resource and power commitment, requiring 4580 watts, 1720 steel, and 24 components.
  • If the basin loses power, the plants will die within an in-game hour, unless it can be repaired immediately. If not, manually harvest ASAP
  • A power outage including solar flares will wipe out the entire plant stock in all basins, requiring extensive replanting and usually disrupting food production
  • There are fewer options for growing crops within hydroponics basins
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